axleyjc finished reading The World Without Us by Alan Weisman
The World Without Us by Alan Weisman
The World Without Us is a 2007 non-fiction book about what would happen to the natural and built environment if …
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axleyjc finished reading Calypso by David Sedaris
Calypso by David Sedaris
David Sedaris returns with his most deeply personal and darkly hilarious book.If you've ever laughed your way through David Sedaris's …
axleyjc finished reading Normal accidents by Charles Perrow
Normal accidents by Charles Perrow
"Normal" accidents, or system accidents, are so-called by Perrow because such accidents are inevitable in extremely complex systems. Given the …
axleyjc finished reading A short history of nearly everything by Bill Bryson
A short history of nearly everything by Bill Bryson
A Short History of Nearly Everything by American author Bill Bryson is a popular science book that explains some areas …
axleyjc finished reading Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
A deliciously funny, delectably shocking banquet of wild-but-true tales of life in the culinary trade from Chef Anthony Bourdain, laying …
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Jocko Willink, Leif Babin: Extreme Ownership (2017, St. Martin's Press)
Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink, Leif Babin
Jocko Willink and Leif Babin served together in SEAL Task Unit Bruiser, the most highly decorated Special Operations unit from …
axleyjc finished reading The Myth of Artifical Intelligence by Erik J. Larson
The Myth of Artifical Intelligence by Erik J. Larson
“If you want to know about AI, read this book…it shows how a supposedly futuristic reverence for Artificial Intelligence retards …
axleyjc finished reading Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach
For many of us, feelings of deficiency are right around the corner. It doesn’t take …
axleyjc finished reading Calling Bullshit by Carl T. Bergstrom
Calling Bullshit by Carl T. Bergstrom, Jevin D. West
Bullshit isn’t what it used to be. Now, two science professors give us the tools to dismantle misinformation and think …
axleyjc finished reading The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Examines the role of the unexpected, discussing why improbable events are not anticipated or understood properly, and how humans rationalize …
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axleyjc wants to read vN: the first machine dynasty by Madeline Ashby
vN: the first machine dynasty by Madeline Ashby
"Amy Peterson is a von Neumann machine--a self-replicating humanoid robot. For the past five years, she has been grown slowly …